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September 2013

Hiring volume summary

477 Jobs

-21% MoM

-130 jobs from August 2013

24-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

419 Jobs

+14% above historical avg (24mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 24-month average through September 2013

Absolute growth

-130 Jobs

Now: 477

Prev: 607

Net change vs August 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 10th

of 24 months through September 2013

10th highest job count in the 24-month window

Compensation

$99k Median Salary

Based on 17 of 477 jobs (4%) that listed compensation

-75.3% MoM

$-302,000 vs August 2013

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $32k

P25 $55k

Median $99k

P75 $250k

P90 $421k >

Vs 24-mo baseline

-62%

$-162,283 vs 24-mo median ($261k)

Comparison vs 24-month median through September 2013

Salary change

$-302,000

Now: $99k

Prev: $401k

Change vs August 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 20th

of 24 months through September 2013

20th highest median salary in the 24-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-48% MoM

-4 pts vs August 2013

Top Skills Required

JavaScript8%
Ruby On Rails6%
Python5%
HTML/CSS5%
Java4%
Linux (Non-WSL)4%
Make3%
Django3%
MySQL3%
PostgreSQL3%

99% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS16% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript9% of jobs
  • Android + JavaScript9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS9% of jobs
  • Android + Machine Learning8% of jobs
  • JavaScript + UX/UI8% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • LinkedIn33%
  • Ruby On Rails12%

Declining skills

  • Ruby72%
  • Node.Js65%
  • JQuery65%
  • PHP64%
  • MongoDB64%

Stable Skills

  • Git±0.4%
  • GitHub±0.5%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)±0.5%
  • IOS±0.5%
  • Django±0.6%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 2013)

Location & Remote

48.4%Remote

-10.5 pct pts MoM

remote share vs August 2013

48.4%Remote(60)
4.0%Hybrid(5)
47.6%On-site(59)
Regional: 11Global: 3Unspecified: 46

Work arrangement trend (23 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 124 classified jobs (353 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 384 jobs384United Kingdom: 38 jobs38Europe (EU): 35 jobs35Canada: 18 jobs18Asia: 10 jobs10Latin America: 10 jobs10Australia / NZ: 5 jobs5
United States
38476.8%
United Kingdom
387.6%
Europe (EU)
357%
Canada
183.6%
Asia
102%
Latin America
102%
Australia / NZ
51%

500 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States373
2United Kingdom38
3Canada18
4Ireland11
5Netherlands8
6Germany7
7Mexico6
8Australia5
9India5
10Brazil4
11Denmark3
12Singapore3

Visa Sponsorship

8 posts (1.7%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship81.7%
Explicitly decline40.8%
Don't mention it46597.5%

Based on 477 job posts in September 2013. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-10.3 pts

vs 23-month average remote share (58.7% avg); this month 48.4%

23-month remote share window through September 2013

Hybrid trend

-3.6 pts

vs 23-month average hybrid share (7.6% avg); this month 4.0%

23-month hybrid share window through September 2013

On-site trend

+13.9 pts

vs 23-month average on-site share (33.7% avg); this month 47.6%

23-month on-site share window through September 2013

Visa trend

+1.2 pts

vs 23-month average sponsorship share (0.5% avg); this month 1.7%

23-month sponsorship share window through September 2013

Work arrangement and location data for September 2013

More sections for this monthly view will follow.